Comparative Study of Falling Dust Particles Pollutant in Basrah Province during 2019-2023

Abstract

This study aimed to compare the amount of air pollution by aerosols particulate in Basrah government during 5 years. It is known that aerosols particulate is one of the major causative of air pollution. We collected the falling dust data was collected by the Basrah Environment Directorate. The collection is done through special dust collection containers. The containers are distributed on three different sites in Basrah government including Abi Al-Khaseeb, Al-Ashar, and Basrah Environment (city center). The collection process starts from January until December for successive five years starting from 2019 till 2023, and the average concentration of falling dust in the containers is measured by (g/m2/month).